Month: April 2026

Costa Rica’s hotel market is preparing for another wave of growth, with the Costa Rican Tourism Institute confirming 17 new tourism projects tied mainly to lodging and representing about $391.8 million in investment. The projects are expected to add 1,493 rooms nationwide between 2026 and 2027, with Guanacaste leading the list. The northern Pacific province …

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Colombian superstar Karol G will return to Costa Rica on November 27, bringing her new Viajando Por El Mundo Tropitour to the National Stadium in La Sabana, San José. The announcement has already generated significant buzz among fans across Central America, with the concert expected to draw audiences from neighboring countries. The San José date …

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Costa Rica lawmakers have advanced a bill that would make wildlife crossings a formal requirement in road infrastructure projects, a move aimed at reducing animal deaths on highways and protecting ecological corridors across the country. The Legislative Assembly approved the bill in first debate with 47 votes in favor and none against. The proposa, would …

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The Americas are experiencing a rise in measles cases, particularly in Mexico, the United States, and Canada, where some communities are not accessing vaccination services, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said Thursday. In 2025, 14,767 confirmed measles cases were reported in 13 countries across the Americas, an increase of nearly 32 times compared with …

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Panama’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday condemned Iran’s seizure of the container ship MSC Francesca, which sails under the Panamanian flag, in the Strait of Hormuz. The ministry described the action as an illegal seizure that violates international law and called it a grave attack on maritime security. The Panamanian government, which registers the world’s largest …

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El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, on Wednesday compared the collective trial of gang leaders in his country to the historic Nuremberg proceedings against top Nazi officials after World War II. A total of 486 members of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), which the United States considers a terrorist organization, have been on trial since Monday, accused …

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Costa Rica’s push to place Rebeca Grynspan at the head of the United Nations moved into a more public phase this week, as the former vice president used her interactive dialogue before member states to argue that the next secretary-general must put peace back at the center of the organization and take a more active …

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When you hear the word jungle spoken in reference to Costa Rica, your first thought likely strays to monkeys swinging through trees, scarlet macaws, toucans, blue morpho butterflies, and our unofficial national symbol, the sloth. But live here long enough and you may find yourself traipsing through a less appealing jungle, that of the Costa …

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Despite ongoing tensions, Cuba and the United States are continuing their discussions and recently held high level diplomatic talks in Havana, a Cuban Foreign Ministry official confirmed. Alejandro García, director of bilateral affairs for Cuba and the United States at the Foreign Ministry, told the official newspaper Granma that “a meeting between Cuban and U.S. …

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I think I need a reset. I like to say that I came to live in Costa Rica in the last century. Makes it sound like ancient history. In truth, that 35 year year gap seems more like an entire century when I compare then to now. Back then I loved living far from the …

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